Investing in Our Children’s Future

At this challenging time, we hope that you and yours are safe and taking good care. April is usually the month when CEE celebrates financial literacy with a variety of programs, events and our annual spring fundraising appeal. We will delay some of these activities and gauge the right time to engage in our mission with you, knowing that there are more urgent priorities now. That said, as many children are now at home, our team is continuing with what has always been the heart of our mission – supporting teachers.

Our Challenge

In America we spend billions of dollars helping our children master reading, writing and arithmetic. And then we send them out into the world lacking the basic skills to prosper in life: understanding personal finance and economics.

Consider the facts.Did you know...

More than 1 in 6 students

in the US do not reach the baseline level of proficiency in financial literacy.

Nearly 1/4 of millennials

spend more than they earn.

67% of Gen Y

have less than 3 months worth of emergency funds.

Our Vision

To reach and teach every child in America about personal finance and economics.

Helping Students Make Informed Decisions

We help teachers bring important lessons about personal finance and economics to their students by providing them with free teacher workshops, engaging activities and programs, and hundreds of online lesson plans, tools and videos.One teacher can make a difference in the lives of a classroom of students.

Our Goals

Full National Coverage

Reach all 13,000+ school districts in the US.

Prepared Graduates

Ensure that every child graduates from high school with basic personal finance knowledge to create a fruitful and financially stable life.

State Required Courses

Get every state to require at least one course in economics and personal finance.

Engage

Featured Study

2020 Survey of the States

February 5, 2020

Just released! A biennial study that gives a comprehensive look into the state of K-12 economic and financial education in the United States. Find out how the states stack up when it comes to economic and personal finance education in our nation's schools.

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Testimonials

“This has been the finest in-service training in my 36-year teaching career. Economics is useful everywhere, and so is economic thinking. It has influenced every class I have taught and I am forever grateful and excited to return to these events.”

Barry Greynolds, Monticello High School, Monticello, NY

“The workshops are innovative and thought-provoking. Rick Fenner [Director, Mohawk Valley Center for Economic Education] took a subject matter that’s usually complex and intense, and he made it easy to understand. I’m motivated for the next workshop.”